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AirTalk

SoCal public schools weigh parcel taxes to close budget deficits

By AirTalk Staff
Published Mar 31, 2010
School buses drive down the road to pick up children before classes begin on October 10, 2008 in Pasadena, California.
School buses drive down the road to pick up children before classes begin on October 10, 2008 in Pasadena, California.
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SoCal public schools weigh parcel taxes to close budget deficits
Do you think public schools need more money? Okay… how about forking over $100? Property owners in Pasadena may have to do that under Measure CC, a parcel tax from the Pasadena Unified School District. Supporters say it’s what’s needed to maintain the schools. Opponents say the PUSD spends too much already and is squandering funds. Similar debates are going on in LAUSD, Santa Monica-Malibu, and other districts. Where do you stand on paying a parcel tax?

Do you think public schools need more money? Okay… how about forking over $100? Property owners in Pasadena may have to do that under Measure CC, a parcel tax from the Pasadena Unified School District. Supporters say it’s what’s needed to maintain the schools. Opponents say the PUSD spends too much already and is squandering funds. Similar debates are going on in LAUSD, Santa Monica-Malibu, and other districts. Where do you stand on paying a parcel tax?

Guests:

Ross S. Selvidge, economist and opponent of the PUSD Parcel Tax

Ed Honowitz, parent of PUSD students, a member of the Yes on CC campaign committee and a member of the PUSD Board of Education